“They underestimated me because they underestimate the American people. We are stronger than they can ever even imagine,” Hamadeh wrote in a victory post shared to 𝕏 on Wednesday. “The good guys still have a shot… let’s roll.”
Hamadeh bested Masters by more than 4,000 votes and a margin of 4.5 percent. The two Republican men combined struggled to earn more than 50 percent of the total vote, as outsider candidates Ben Toma and Trent Franks each received more than 15 percent of the final tally.
Both Hamadeh and Masters received endorsements from the former President Donald Trump. Commentators reportedly called it “the dirtiest, nastiest congressional race in all the country,” as Masters and PACs supporting his candidacy repeatedly lobbed personal attacks at Hamadeh throughout the campaign.
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